Luca Giordano was an Italian late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain. Born in Naples, Giordano was the son of the painter Antonio Giordano. In around 1650 he Giordano was apprenticed to Ribera, on the recommendation of the viceroy of Naples, and his early work was heavil ... more (Google)